After the 2017 NFL Draft, the Vikings entered Organized Team with nine cornerbacks on the 90-man roster.
The Vikings currently roster five corners ahead of this month’s draft, setting the stage for Mike Zimmer to add another (or a couple) young defensive backs.
The need enters into focus when considering only two of the Vikings’ current cornerbacks — Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes — have played more than 400 defensive snaps for Zimmer. It may be inevitable Terence Newman and the Vikings settle financial differences, but he’ll be 40 in September coming off a career low in starts and playing time (56.